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Attendance and performance at weekly repertoire class. May be repeated. Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

Prerequisite(s):  Music major or minor.

Unit(s):  0

Introduces students to a wide variety of musical works through scores and recordings-and thus through listening, score reading, and discussion. Students will encounter unique repertoires based largely on the areas of specialty of the music faculty. Learn to distinguish between different performances, to read a score in some detail, to utilize a distinct vocabulary for discussion, and to engage in sight singing and rhythmic exercises that will bring the scores to life.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 109 or permission of instructor.

General Education Requirement:  (FSVP)

Unit(s):  1

For students with little or no previous training in theory or piano. Practical understanding of intervals, scales, keys, chord structures, and rhythm, using keyboard and sight-singing as vehicles of instruction. Does not count toward music major.

General Education Requirement:  (FSVP)

Unit(s):  1

Proficiency-based study of sight-singing, ear-training, rhythm-reading and other essential musicianship skills for majors, minors and advanced non-majors. A prerequisite for all theory study. May be satisfied by examination.

Unit(s):  .5

Entry-level music theory course. Study and application of harmonic practice in Western music of 17th and 18th centuries by means of original compositions and analysis of selected literature. Continuation of musicianship exercises from Music 109.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 109 and permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Special topics for general study. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

Unit(s):  1

For general student. Survey of cultural history of jazz; jazz styles from 1917 to present; and evolution of jazz from African music, music of slavery, ragtime, and blues. Includes concert attendance and performance project.

General Education Requirement:  (FSVP)

Unit(s):  1

Sections are designed each semester around on- and off-campus concerts. Students consider historical, social and cultural issues particular to each concert and interact with visiting artists and University of Richmond's ensemble in residence, eighth blackbird.

General Education Requirement:  (FSVP)

Unit(s):  1

For general student. Traces influx of Latin-American music into North American jazz. Connects music and dances of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Argentina, and Brazil to their subsequent synthesis in jazz.

General Education Requirement:  (FSVP)

Unit(s):  1

For general student. Musician and bandleader Edward Kennedy Ellington was one of the most prolific American composers of the 20th century. Examines his life and considers aspects of his unique contribution to jazz history.

General Education Requirement:  (FSVP)

Unit(s):  1

(See Theatre Arts 119.)

General Education Requirement:  (FSVP)

Unit(s):  1

For general student. Exploration of form, rhythm, and sound of jazz and its impact upon poets who respond to jazz in all its musical and cultural overtones. Music includes range of jazz from early blues to free jazz and experimental music.

General Education Requirement:  (FSVP)

Unit(s):  1

For general student. Study of interaction of music and visual image in Hollywood film; emphasis on nature of musical meaning, music and association, and music as a cultural code.

General Education Requirement:  (FSVP)

Unit(s):  1

Topically-based survey of America's music from that of Native Americans and European colonists to the diversity of the contemporary music scene.

General Education Requirement:  (FSVP)

Unit(s):  1

For general student. Explores aspects of meaning as it pertains to the musical arts. Considers such issues of emotion and music, expectations of the listener, music and representation, and composer/performer intentions.

General Education Requirement:  (FSVP)

Unit(s):  1

Uses the social and cultural history of select Asian regions, as well as diasporic Asian communities in America, as a lens through which contemporary processes of globalization (and regionalization, localization, and globalization) can be investigated.

Unit(s):  1

This course will be a highly interdisciplinary introduction into the rich and complexly interconnected traditions of theater and music from the island nation of Indonesia. Students will study the history and form of various traditions and partake in numerous hands-on workshops involving traditional shadow theater, comedy, dance and gamelan orchestral music.

General Education Requirement:  (FSVP)

Unit(s):  1

For general student. Focuses on Broadway musicals of Stephen Sondheim. Provides basic background in music theory and listening skills and culminates with performances of scenes from Sondheim's works by class members.

General Education Requirement:  (FSVP)

Unit(s):  1

Introduction to guitar through folk music.

Unit(s):  .5

For beginning piano student. Introduction to elements of music via the keyboard.

Unit(s):  .5

For the beginning voice student. Introduction to the basic elements of vocal technique through the study of body and breath control, vocal exercises, beginning repertoire, and performance experience.

Unit(s):  .5

Introduction to primary sources (manuscript and printed scores, composers' writings, and concert reviews) used in music study and research. By focusing on the recurring themes of creation, dissemination, and consumption of musical works, students will learn to apply these resources to fundamental questions about music in a variety of historical periods.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 101.

Unit(s):  .5

Uses the music of hip hop as a foundation upon which we will ask the theoretical and historical questions regarding the political, social, and sonic dimensions of global popular culture.

Unit(s):  1

Major religious and cultural trends in the history of the West approached through selected choral masterworks by considering the sources and cultural functions of the texts, the philosophical outlook of the composer, and the ways the available musical resources of the period were used. (Same as Religion 204.)

General Education Requirement:  (FSVP)

Unit(s):  1

Study of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) with application to the English and Italian languages. Preparation and performance of works in each language using IPA.

Prerequisite(s):  Current enrollment in applied study in voice or piano.

Unit(s):  .5

Study of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) with application to the German and French languages. Preparation and performance of works in each language using IPA..

Prerequisite(s):  Current enrollment in applied study in voice or piano.

Unit(s):  .5

Study of stage techniques for the singer applied to various scenes from operatic and musical theater repertoire resulting in staged performance by class members. May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisite(s):  Current enrollment in applied voice instruction or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  .5

Explores effects of social, economic, and political structures on composition, performance, and listening of music. Topics include autonomous music and aesthetic ideology, the role of the composer in several historical periods, and new modes of listening developed in response to electronic dissemination of music.

Prerequisite(s):  Any 100-level music course, experience in music ensemble or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Continuation of MUS 110. Study and application of harmonic practice in Western music of the 18th and 19th centuries by means of original compositions and analysis of selected literature. Continuation of musicianship exercises from Music 109.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 110.

Unit(s):  1

Study and application of harmonic practice in Western music of the 20th and 21st centuries by means of original compositions and analysis of selected literature. Continuation of musicianship exercises from Music 211.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 211.

Unit(s):  1

Introduces students to the techniques, tools, aesthetic ideas and traditions of organizing sound in meaningful ways using computers. Students will learn recording techniques, principles of digital audio, and techniques of audio transformation and organization in the service of producing several original brief compositions. In addition, students will study relevant readings and pieces drawn from the electronica, electroacoustic, and experimental repertoires.

Unit(s):  1

Comprehensive study of evolution of jazz arranging and composition from 1920s to present. Score analysis of representative works by Sammy Nestico, Thad Jones, Bob Brookmeyer and others. Extensive listening. Students will arrange for small and large jazz ensembles.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 110.

Unit(s):  1

Development of theoretical and harmonic skills which bridge tonal and chromatic approaches. Students will work to develop ability to assess and modify harmonic schemes with the goal of systematic growth and increased individuality in their jazz compositions. Extensive listening.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 110.

Unit(s):  1

Performance and analysis of original jazz works and transcriptions. Discussion, demonstration and performance of advanced jazz improvisational techniques. Transcribe and study transcriptions of jazz masters and engage in critical analysis of great printed and recorded improvised jazz solos.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 110 and permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

First in a series of three courses devoted to exploration of significant topics, issues, methodologies, and theories applicable to historical and ethnographic music studies. Taught principally through examination of the core repertoire of Western art music.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 109 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Second in series of three courses devoted to exploration of significant topics, issues, methodologies, and theories applicable to historical and ethnographic music studies. Taught principally through the examination of the core repertoire of Western art music.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 227 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Third in series of courses devoted to the exploration of significant topics and issues, methodologies and theories applicable to historical and ethnographic music studies. Taught through examination of a broad cross selection of musical styles, genres and traditions.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 228 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Introduction to ethnomusicology and the study of music as a human activity. Explores ways different people create music, communicate about music, consume and transmit music, and use music to create meaning. Topics may include traditional (folk), popular, and cultivated musics around the world, including North America. Includes participation in and observation of music events.

General Education Requirement:  (FSVP)

Unit(s):  1

Essentials of instrumental and choral conducting. Rehearsal techniques and practical experience in directing musical groups.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 109 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Study and practical application of advanced conducting techniques such as score study and analysis, choral and instrumental rehearsal procedures and recitative and performance practice issues.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 231 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

A forum in which students of varied interests and majors come together to produce an original opera in partnership with the Metropolitan Opera. Students will apply for one of 12 jobs that parallel the division of labor in a real opera company- production manager, stage manager, historian, carpenter, electrician, set designer, costume designer, make-up artist, librettist, composer, performer or public relations - and will work together to create a signed integrated production.

General Education Requirement:  (FSVP)

Unit(s):  1

Basic principles, purposes, and philosophies of music education. Overview of each level (elementary, middle school, senior high) including directed observations. Participation in weekly seminars, reviewing current music education methods and materials.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 109 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Introduction of materials and techniques of acoustic composition through readings, listening assignments, composition exercises and performances.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 110 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  .5

Directed projects in various styles for traditional and/or electronic media. May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 306 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  .5

Study and application of tonal counterpoint. Written musical exercises include original compositions and written commentary on excerpts from tonal literature.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 110 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Study of orchestration, instrumentation and arranging for classical and contemporary groups.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 211 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Review of topics essential for successful management of performing arts organizations. Includes organizational structure, budget development and management, strategic planning, marketing, audience development, box-office management, and related topics. (Same as Theatre 310.)

Prerequisite(s):  Major or minor in music, theatre or dance or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Study of principles of organization in music with emphasis on European music since the Renaissance. Reading and analysis of scores exemplifying various musical forms.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 211 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Continuation of Music 213. Exploration of audio computer systems, including digital recording and mixing devices. Creation and transcription of music for computer-controlled performance.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 213 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Selected topics such as musical genre, works of specific composers, or techniques of teaching and learning music. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 109 and 227 or 228 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Study of use of text in popular secular vocal music, beginning in 1600 and ending with the popular music of our time. Areas of concentration include solo song, solo cantata, opera, blues, funk, and rock.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 227 or 228 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Intended for music and anthropology students who have an interest in developing a critical understanding of the ethnographic process as it relates to the study of musical performance.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 109 or Anthropology 101 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Study of representative musical settings of the Mass from Middle Ages to present day; emphasis on tensions between artistic expression and liturgical function.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 227 or 228 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Explores significant topics and issues in the study of opera through variety of approaches and methodologies; opera's connections to other disciplines, histories and contexts will be emphasized.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 109 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Survey of strategies, tools and techniques involved in generating contributed income for arts organizations from private individuals, foundations, corporations, business, and government agencies. Central issues include underlying psychological and practical bases of fundraising in the arts and exposure to research and methods involved in developing donor prospects. Fundraising techniques, including direct mail, telemarketing, grant writing, personal appeals, major gift solicitation, special events, capital campaigns, endowment campaigns, sponsorships, and planned giving. (Same as Art 345 and Theatre 345.)

Prerequisite(s):  Music 310, Art 322, or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Preparation and performance of a solo recital by students in applied study or composition.

Prerequisite(s):  Current enrollment in applied study or composition or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  .5

No more than 1.5 units of internship in any one department and 3.5 units of internship overall may be counted toward required degree units.

Prerequisite(s):  Permission of department.

Unit(s):  .5-1

Prerequisite(s):  Department approval.

Unit(s):  .5

Seminar on topics in critical studies, music performance, music theory, or composition for honors students selected by the instructor and those enrolled.

Prerequisite(s):  Acceptance in department honors program.

Unit(s):  .5

Guided research and preparation for honors thesis or project in critical studies, music performance, music theory, or composition.

Prerequisite(s):  Acceptance in department honors program.

Unit(s):  .5-.5

Special topics in computer music such as interactive computer music and computer music programming with emphasis on using technology to realize compositional objectives. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

Prerequisite(s):  Music 213 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Women's chorus; study and perform choral literature appropriate to the group from a variety of style periods and origins. Regular performances on and off campus. May be repeated.

Unit(s):  .25

Additional Information: An auditioned women’s choir of 20-30 singers that performs a wide variety of accompanied and a cappella repertoire from the Western classical tradition to world musics.

• Meets Mondays & Wednesdays 5:30-6:45 p.m. in 127 Booker Hall
• Open by audition to all students regardless of academic major
• Conducted by Mr. David Pedersen, Adjunct Instructor of Music
• To schedule an audition, contact Jeffrey Riehl

Mixed chorus. Study and perform a cappella and accompanied choral literature appropriate to the group from variety of style periods and origins. Regular performances on and off campus; biannual tour. May be repeated.

Unit(s):  .25

Additional Information: 

An auditioned, mixed choir of 50-70 singers that performs repertoire from the Western Classical tradition with a focus on choral-orchestral works. Recent works performed include Requiem (W. A. Mozart, Gabriel Fauré, Maurice Duruflé), Messiah (G. F. Handel), Carmina Burana (Carl Orff), Te Deum (F. J. Haydn), A Ceremony of Carols (Benjamin Britten), Abraham’s Eyes Were Darkened (Benjamin Broening).

• Meets Mondays & Wednesdays 5:30-6:45 p.m. in 127 Booker Hall
• Open by audition to all students regardless of academic major
• Conducted by Dr. Jeffrey Riehl, Associate Professor of Music
• To schedule an audition, contact Jeffrey Riehl

Small mixed chorus; study and perform choral literature appropriate to the group from variety of style periods and origins; emphasis on a cappella repertoire. Regular performances on and off campus; biannual tour. May be repeated.

Unit(s):  .25

Additional Information: An auditioned, mixed choir of 24-30 singers that performs on and off campus, tours internationally, and performs a wide variety of repertoire, including works from the Western Classical tradition, folk songs, spirituals, and world musics.  Recent concert tours have taken Schola to Spain, Italy, France, Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary.  Schola’s recording, Christmas from Jamestowne, recently was broadcast on International Public Radio.

• Meets Mondays & Wednesdays 4:10-5:20 p.m. and Thursdays 5:00-6:00 p.m. in 127 Booker Hall
  
• Open by audition to all students regardless of academic major
• Conducted by Dr. Jeffrey Riehl, Associate Professor of Music
  
• To schedule an audition, contact Jeffrey Riehl

Study and performance of works for symphony orchestra. One three-hour rehearsal weekly, plus additional sectionals. Regular performances on and off campus. May be repeated.

Unit(s):  .25

Additional Information: A chamber orchestra that studies and performs works for symphony orchestra.

• Meets Tuesdays 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. in Camp Concert Hall plus sectionals
• Open by audition to all students with training on an orchestral instrument
• Conducted by Mr. Alexander Kordzaia, Adjunct Instructor of Music
• To schedule an audition, contact Alexander Kordzaia
  

Study and performance of Big Band repertoire from swing era to present. Two 1 1/2-half hour rehearsals weekly, with two or more concerts each year. May be repeated.

Unit(s):  .25

Additional Information: 

A jazz ensemble that studies and performs Big Band repertoire from the swing era to present day.

• Meets Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 p.m. in 117 Booker Hall, plus sectionals
  
• Open by audition to all students
  
• Led by Dr. Michael Davison, Professor of Music 
• To schedule an audition, contact Michael Davison

Study and performance of wind band literature. Wind Ensemble of 50-60 members and Pep Band of selected players. Two on-campus concerts and a brief tour by the Wind Ensemble and performances at home football and basketball games by Pep Band. Two 1 1/2-half hour rehearsals weekly. May be repeated.

Unit(s):  .25

Additional Information: 

A wind ensemble of 50-60 members and Pep Band of selected players.

• Meets Thursdays 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Camp Concert Hall, plus sectionals
  
• Open by audition to all students with instrumental experience
  
• Conducted by Mr. David Niethamer, Adjunct Instructor of Music 
• To schedule an audition, contact David Niethamer
  

Small jazz ensemble. Regular performances on and off campus. May be repeated.

Unit(s):  .25

Additional Information: 

Small instrumental ensembles that focus on specific jazz traditions, including swing, bossa nova, bluegrass and samba.

• See class schedule for meeting times and locations
  
• Open to all students
  
• Led by members of the music faculty 
• Contact Barbara Melton or Michael Davison for more information 
  

Study and performance of woodwind trio, quartet, quintet, or woodwind choir literature. Two rehearsals weekly. May be repeated.

Unit(s):  .25

Study and performance of brass trio, quartet, quintet, or brass choir literature. Two rehearsals weekly. May be repeated.

Unit(s):  .25

Study and performance of percussion literature. May be repeated.

Unit(s):  .25

Study and performance of string ensemble literature. May be repeated.

Unit(s):  .25

Study and performance of chamber music. Coaching by various members of the Department of Music. May be repeated.

Unit(s):  .25

Additional Information: 

Study and perform chamber music coached by members of the music faculty.

• Meets Mondays from 6:30-9:00 p.m. in Booker Hall
• Open by audition to all students with vocal or instrumental training
• Coordinated by Dr. Joanne Kong, Director of Accompanying
• Contact Joanne Kong for more information
  

Study and performance of guitar ensemble literature. May be repeated.

Unit(s):  .25

Hands-on exploration of traditional musical repertoires from around the world. Students will perform on hand-made instruments from Asia and Africa and join with expert native musicians and dancers in an end-of-semester concert. Focuses primarily on Balinese gamelan (percussion orchestra) music and Ghanaian Ewe drumming ensemble music. Occasional workshops on Javanese and Brazilian musics. No previous musical experience is necessary. Traditions learned aurally/orally; no prior experience with notation is necessary.

Unit(s):  .25

Additional Information: 

Hands-on exploration of traditional musical repertoires from around the world using hand-made instruments from Asia and Africa.  Focuses primarily on Balinese gamelan (percussion orchestra) music and Ghanaian Ewe drumming ensemble music.

• Meets Wednesdays 4:00-5:30 in 117 Booker Hall
  
• Open to all students; no previous musical experience is necessary
  
• Led by Dr. Andrew McGraw, Assistant Professor of Music
• Register through BannerWeb
  

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